Hi everyone.

Am getting to grips slowly but surely with all of this and have been made feel welcome by several people which I really appreciate. Am just wondering what the best way to contribute and improve my writing?

Just wanted to say hi and explain why I am on here. I have been writing a book about my little sister Charlene and wanted to see how it can be improved and hope that one day it can be published. When she was deathly ill she asked me to write her story down and I have tried to as best I can. It has been useful and painful to write in equal measure as I remember everything, but I want to keep my promise to her in this. Any help, criticism or backing would be really appreciated more than I can say.

The book is called 'Journey Through the Valley of the Shadow' and the description is "A sick child is adopted into a family but wrestles with her identity. Deathly ill, she dreams of a school in Uganda..." - http://www.authonomy.com/books/46259/journey-through-the-valley-of-the-shadow-charlene-s-story-/

Thanks again for those who already welcomed me, love the idea of this site. Good to meet you all and God bless,

David

Posted: 04/08/2012 17:16:01

Hi everyone.

Am getting to grips slowly but surely with all of this and have been made feel welcome by several people which I really appreciate. Am just wondering what the best way to contribute and improve my writing?

Just wanted to say hi and explain why I am on here. I have been writing a book about my little sister Charlene and wanted to see how it can be improved and hope that one day it can be published. When she was deathly ill she asked me to write her story down and I have tried to as best I can. It has been useful and painful to write in equal measure as I remember everything, but I want to keep my promise to her in this. Any help, criticism or backing would be really appreciated more than I can say.

The book is called 'Journey Through the Valley of the Shadow' and the description is "A sick child is adopted into a family but wrestles with her identity. Deathly ill, she dreams of a school in Uganda..." - http://www.authonomy.com/books/46259/journey-through-the-valley-of-the-shadow-charlene-s-story-/

Thanks again for those who already welcomed me, love the idea of this site. Good to meet you all and God bless,

David

Hi David,
Welcome to Authonomy. That must have been a difficult book to write, but it can be helpful too, getting the feelings out there. The best way to contribute and improve your writing is to read other books here and give your honest opinion and take on board the comments of others. You can exchange reads on specific genre threads. I have learned a lot by reading the books here and the critique given by others to these books, as well as my own. Once you have a full bookshelf and start making comments you gain a talent spotter ranking and you and your book are more likely to get noticed. Contributing to threads also helps but spamming is often frowned upon (and often associated with some rather average works). I hope you enjoy your time here.

Best wishes,
Nick
'Where She Lies'

Posted: 06/08/2012 11:37:55
Last Edit: 06/08/2012 14:31:13 by Nick Goulding

"I hope you enjoy your time hear"

Here Here!

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Nick, this strategy sucks.

Good luck friending every newbie with a sincere welcome.

Pathetic.

You bother because you are a kind-hearted writer who enjoys welcoming the new folks. Whenever someone new posts an "Introduction" thread, I know your response will be one of the first seen my the new member.

I appreciate your kindness.

~AudreyB

Posted: 09/08/2012 15:43:50

I'm sick of the negativity on these forums. Very sad to read this. Why do I bother?

Thank you so much, Audrey and Jane. It's great to see writers like yourselves supporting this site and its members.

Posted: 10/08/2012 10:32:16

Using the old "being nice to people" trick, eh?

Posted: 10/08/2012 23:57:13